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TRE DAiwY SAAMINHR, CHAHLUT'THL1UWN, FEBRUARY 3 1900
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THR DAILY EXAMINER
1900
FEBRUARY 3,
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CIVIC MATTERS.
the field,— notwithstanding the generally
creditable manner in which those already
jo it have performed their duties in the
past two years. Thie isa good and whole-
some sign of the times. The fact shows
that some citizens have a desire to do
better than well, and that several tiink
they can. Io it we have an earnest of
civic progress and improvement. An
occasional change even in good civic
or annual white wear sale is now | government may do no harm. At any rate
Read our large “ad” on fourth} it is not always prudent to be dependent
ya ore upon One set of men to carry on the busi-
ositively the value in the} ness of the public. Asto the Mayoralty
itis an honorary position, and it ought to
oat iii haictla b: held by the citizens as a reward and
F i PERK IN S & ( () dietinction to public-spirited men of
Vt , ability who, either directly or indirectly,
e either in the City Council or out of the | mm
aS
} ei | for aseries Of years to any one person,
Bee th ough there may, {of course, be circum-
| stances in which it may be well to givea
: & Mayor a eecondgterm.
nen As to the civiciquestions to be cos~
isso much room. Within the past two
years we have all] but completed an efficient
system of sewerage, and we have brought
credit upon the city by the construction of
Council, have, performed services deserving | Sidered by the electors at the present | a large majority of the people of Charlotte- Victoria Park roadway. Let the good
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1 We GES " NM = S% Ir does not seem necessary—just now, fi | ~ —— —" r > at least—toanimadvert upon the candidates if 14 tna’ for election in the coming civic contest. . + iI Pays {0 Buy at Perkins That there is some ambition and public 4 spirit in the town, is evidenced by the i fact that a few new men are coming into
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of specialrecognition. For thie reason it | Should not, in any circumstances, be given juncture, it may be taken for granted that We give the best value. Don’t , Own are in favor of that iatermal develop: take our word, compare and be con-| ment and improvement for which there Viaer d, B.y here and save money.
F. PERKINS & CO!
city, beginning at Queen Square and vicin- ity, and have all the streets macadamized. If anytbing can be done by the corporation to promote the estaolishment of maau- facturing industries in the city, if anything can be legitimately done to encourage hote! keepers te erect and maintain bhostelries attractive to summer tourists of the wealth
work go on. Have Black Sam’s
° Bridge replaced by & perman-;
‘ ent stove _ structure, have per-
; manent sidewalks laid throughout the é.: eg ,
lig
S:ecial values in bleached, wun-} ier class—by all means let these things be . ble. ched and domestic sheeting. Read | done, i lar.+ “ad” on fourth page. But weare not in favor of action that
I:3a pleasure for us to show our will we will have a visit from Tor
Pain &
\e anticipate a visit from you.
will necessitat?‘any material increase of the public debt. This isa small city, a city without revenue resources other than those which are possessed by individual taxpayers, many of whom have, even now, asinuch as they can do to make ends mect. For this reason we think that any addition to the civic debt, other than that which may be incurred for a work that will prove financially self-sustaining, is to
; be deprecated, If, upon careful consider-
. ie ail , If, upone
; . ® ee e . . ° . : xe an Cie < atien and investigation, it should seem to
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, aS F ws » aS AS be advisable to procure an electric light plant. affording ligat to the citizens at smaller cost than is new paid and lighting the streets for nothing, for such a purpose the civie debt might properly be increased.
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INNOCENTS ABROAD,
Some Interesting Notes of a Recent Visit to Sydney.
Being afflicted with “Sydney” fever, 80 prevalent just now, I with mapy others boarded the mail express fer Georgetown on the 18th inst., left Georgetown on the good boat “Minto” on Friday the 19th and arrived at Pictou in three hours, in time to lunch and board the Sydney express.
The “Minto” in our opinion is superior to the Stanley in many respects, especially the saloon and berths which are very com- fortabie. The mail room however, 1s dis~ graceful. The boat has vet to prove her self in heavy pack c: bit? vy her action io a large field ot board ice the has more power than the Stanley and goe» through 14 to 2 feet of ice quite easily and fast. With euch an efficient asd painstaking staff of officers it isa pleasant trip and excitiny.
Pictou is the same qniet, lazy old town. Hamilton & Son’s biscuit and confectionery factory employs atout 130 hands, The hope of the people is on the copper smelt» ing plant¥about compicte and a coal mine said te be discovered on Cariboo Island.
Westvirle and Stellerion next about 12 wiles island situated in the heart of the coal mining districts. The high smoke stacks of four mines can be seen in which are employed about 1,500 men. Large quantities of coal are being shipped to Montreal in boa cars. The conntry here is uninviting avd apparently of little use for farming, bet remarkable lively. Every- tbing is kegrimed with coal! dust.
Two miles further New Glasgew, “twenty minutes for lunch,” and we “size up” the town. One long street constitutes the maIn town which is smart looking, with fine stores and a general air of pros- perity. Nearby are the ateel works and beiler shope, etc. We recall the “boom” bere some years ago when the steel works were established.
Twelve miles further on is Merigomish, a good booming section resembling part of P E. Island, near E!liot’s or Hunter River. Further on an eld mill da» and furniture factory, rather rickety, reminds one of “relics of old dacency” etc. From here to Antigonish the country is rough and mountainous and farming must be carried on under great disadvantages— iumbering seems the greatest industry.
Antigonish is about forty miles west of Canee and is a tidy 'ookingceuntry town in @ valley surreunded by high hills. The land seems to be well cultivated and well adapted for grazing. It has a Roman Catholic College and Bisheps residence.
Tracadie, twenty miles further east is a very pretty place, well cultivated farnis, very level with the Gulf of St. Lawrence ia sight and the high mountains of wesi- ern Cape Breton like heavy thunder c!ouds inthe horizon makes a facinating land: scape.
Now this place is a monastery of trap- pist monke, about 50 in number, who own a tine farm of 5€0 acree. It was founded in 1820 and is the only one of this order in this part of the world. They farm ex~ tensively, keeping about fi:ty cows and some grist aud saw-woed cording mille, etc., and do all their own work. The discipline is very rigorous.
Next, 19 miles further, is Mulgrave
on the Siraits of Canso, where we leave the cars and cross ina small steamer to the other side at Point Tupper, The Straits are about one mile wide here and 12 miles long. ‘he water here never freezes owing to its great depth (60 fathoms) and yery ewift current. This must be a perfect paridise in summer. The land gradually sloping frem the water, rises toagreat heighth and the sides of the great bills are doited as far as the eye can reach with tidy cot tages. From Point Tupper to Sydney is 90 miles, end the first part of the jours ney is nu! interesting— miles and miles of epruce fence poles with odd patches cf cleared land on the 4] sides. Some fine comfortable looking homes and some “huts with the steve pipe through the rvof with a hungry lodking pig singing his tuneful goog with his * bow” towards the kitchen door. Lots of sheep and hungry looking cattle are roaming on the hillsides in the cold January weather.
As we near Grand Narrows the country improves rapicly. Here the scenery is beautiful beyond description. Huge mountains in the distance with their tops giided with the rays of the setting eun, while darkness pervades the valleys be-~ yond. Miles and miles of beautifu! Jakes with islands and high headlands aa free from ice a8 in summerand inhabited by thousands of sea fowl all make a scene long to be remembered. This must be an idea: summer resort.
Now we are at Sydney, the goal of our ambition, just thirteen vours from George town and we iook for an hoi. The streets are dark aud muddy, no sidewalk but we find the Sydney and secure one oF its 170 rooms at $2 per day. Several fel. low passengers had difficultyMo geta plac, of moderate cost as almost all the place, were full.
Atter a good sleep we start ont to do the town. We firetengage a team at $l per hour todrive out to the works of the D. I. & S. Co, located ‘acress Muggab Creek over which the company have recent ly erected a new bridge. We first noticed the machine shop under construction, which is 460 feet long, 93 feet wide and 46 feet bigh. The castings for the ccke ovens are now being mae here. Next the coke ovens which consist of 8 batteries of 50 ovens each, a shed 400 feet long fer grinding and preparing fire bricks, a con- dencing house, ammonia house, a one million foot gas house. The eupacity is 16,- 000 tonsSof coke per day.!It will take about 60,000 barrels of cement and 22,600,000 brick to construct the works. The biast furnaces are immense structures and are in course of construetion.
To describe this vast work weuld take more Space than we can afford,tsufficeit to
1 _— — ——-« | But for streets and sidewalks—unless it . OG CCOCSCATS S &S000898 008° can be shown that the interest of the ‘ { @ | money can be eaved—we think that no : : ‘. TH . RE : addition to the civic debt should be made. | s L a o There is one public question, which has . ° . been long in coming to a head and yet
. . remains to be dealt with, viz., the abolition
° gr. 8 | of the ward system. This system has
} S « | been abolished iu towns larger and wealth-
! ° on this list that will 8 | ier than Charlottetown. We incline to
: Lainie eile $ S | the opinion that » movement to give each if as + yg ; ot the civic electors a vote for each of the I so, ca] in, we shall | Councillors would not, at this juncture,
) be glad to get your | be vefy strongly opposed. | order. | _
{ ( | ; —The Montreal Star says it is dif- . Atl Goods of Best Quality ficult to determine which. had most to
| | do with causing Mr. Le Baron’s defeat
Silver Cake 16c lb. }in Sherbrooke, the Grit whiskey
. a. ° 1 (which is to have been pretty bad) the
Light Feuit Cake 16¢ Ib. Grit campaign literature, which was
ich Pound Cake 20¢ lb. worse, or the Grit stump speeches,
\¢nglish Nut Cake 16c lb. tere
Ginger Snaps 12¢ Ib. How much business can a man do
; ' whose system isin astate of disorder ?
Voughnuts lOc per doz. Headache isonly a symptom. It is no
‘Tarts, Buns, Rolls. Corn Soe Bi pain in the head is the
ec ae | sign of rebellion. There have been mis-
Gems, Xe,, per Goz, takes im diet and other abuses.
» dies Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets S n Pies we hay © Apple, S area gentle, effective renvoator and in- * Mince, Cream ande vigorator of stomach, liver and bowels, > Cocoanut. : They assist nature without threatening to a @ | tear the body piece-wneal. There are no : TeLepnHone 98. . griping pains, no naueea. One is a Jaxa- & — @ | tive. * : t ® D. Stewar . Send 31 one-cent stamps to cover cost
en . @ | of mailing only, and receive free a co f
aly. >SE swe. ae tae : py 0 : RAKES BEST an BakrRy 2 Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser. Address $ : : World’s Dispensary Medics! Association, SCovwssecces £ veceooeneces | Buffalo, N.Y.
say that the magnitude of the work must
be seen to be appreciated. Ii is estimated that at leaet $9,000,000 will be epent ia the construction and upwards ot 4000 skilled workmen will be employed. It is net expected the work will be in full blast imvideef lf or 2 years, We understand the Company intend erecting vext summer about 2000 homes for their ‘workmen. They have already secured the Jand for this purpose in a suburb named “ Ashby.” These homes some of which aré now comylete are nice cotlages costing from $1000 16 $1,200 eaeh.
The town itself formerly bad a popula~ tion of about 4000 but some claim it 's now doubled which statement we are in- clinea to doubt. The wharfs are a iumbl- ed down lot of rebbish with few excep- tiers. The streets are poorly lighted with “incandescent lights” the same as are used in houses. There is a good water works system. But the town, as a whole, is very aptiquoted and the stores are, asarule, not upto date. The site of the town being on a peninsula jutting eut into Sydaey Bay is beautiful and as the land is high muet be pleasant and heal:bfulin summer.
The old settlers all wear a very “ broad smile” and we think they can afford to if they realize the prices theygplace on tewn lots. People in very bumble cir- cum+tances have euddenly become rich owing to the tremendous boom in land valve, Thousands are being paid for lote now which last spring could easily have been bought for as many hundreds.
People are flocking in confusion to get a footh: Id, and the happiest men in Syd- ney (if not on earth) today are the real estate mea, the hotel men and the rum» eellers,
Our opinion is that land values are too high, and as yet there is nothing to justify such inflated prices. We doubt if retailers are at present making money very fast, We noticed that althongh there were many people in the town and on the streets yet the stores did not seem to be doing the susiness one would think sbould be dene. When several big stores get ago ing we fear some of the sma!ler ones wi! be gobbled up. ‘This is our impression, but we may be wrong.
We may mention that the tewam gave: the D. J. & 8S. Co. a bonue of $85,000 to induce them to lecate there aad it may happen that the dose may have to be ree peated to induce other industries to locate. We shall see. Meantime the real estate men and hotel keepers are getting in their fine work. Itis not the first time that people have in Camada became mesmer-~ ized by aboom We trust it will not be so in this case.
On the other hand the location of the town is a happy one. Beautiful of situation on a fine harbor’ with natural resources in unlimited supplies of coa! and lime stone, within easy aceess of the greatest iron ore deposits ia America, with good farming land) in the vicinity, is should be the greatest city in Canada and it may be. If eo P. E. Ieland, the Garder of the Gulf will find a market at her door for her peerless agricultural prodace.
Snould Sydney becomefthe Clyde of Canada and there 1s no reason why it ehould nct and a great ircn shipbuilding
yard be locate? there ihe “boom” will extend to P. E. Island os thegreat store house of ‘ood eupplies to feed
the thousands of workmen and their fam-~ iliee. This isa yossibility: but it will not come in a day.
The employment of 4 000 workmen in our opipien is pot sufficient cause for such aboom There will require to be many other industries established employ- ing many more men before there can be any justification f r paving such enormous prices for lots.
The * Boom men ” says this is going t» come and that ** Sydney” will be the Pitteburg of Canada. We hope eo; but that is only ‘‘propbezy.” Weare inclined to believe that the land values will prevent the establishment of these industries unless the town gives a** bonus” as. an offset.
There ure several well-known Islanders in Sydney, come of whom have invested in property. Prowve ‘Brose. in our opinion, have secured the best business site in the town. Mr. Sckurman of Summerside is we'l and favorably kuown as a reliable and skilled architect. Mr. Larkins of Richmond has great faith in the future of the place, and is a large dealer in lumber and produce. He has secured a fine wharf. There sre several other Is- lauders whose names we forget who have invested money in town lots. We trust their most sanguine expectations mav be realized. We now bid adieu to Sydney, but hope to return ere long and be able tonote substantial prosperity. We forgot to mention gomethimg at Canso that interested us very much. While passen- gers cross ir a steamer, freight in car- ioads is transported in scows. This scow hes two tracks and can hold eight loaded cars of of fifieen tons each. We also noticed that the I, C. R. time tables revised (?) to“ 16th January,” have the time table of P. E. Island on the summer arrangement. This is very annoying to travellersand the cause of considerable profanity.
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Junivs, Kivg’s County, Jan. 27, 1900. _ P.S.—The only daily paper ia Sydney is the Record, a sheet just half the size ef Tae Examiner. It will likely grow if fed well, but there is room for improvement,
Your idea this time of year is that you have not much money; but if you will only come to our store we will convince yoa that you have more money by 1-3 than you thought you had, 23c sheeting for 16c.—Prowse Bros,
A fresh lot of shredded wheat biscuits
3,91 |
received today at Beer & Goff’s,
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FURLINED CAPES
AF OUR :
Renovation Sale Bell Che Third Off
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Gne Black Plain Cloth Cape, Thibet collar and trimming, squirrel lined, price $26.50, sale price $17.67.
One Navy Blue Plain Cloth Cape with Opposum collar and trimming, squirrel lined, price $13.50,sale price $9.00.
One Black Plain Cloth Cape with Bear collar and trimming, ermine lined, price $35.59, sale price $23.67.
One Red Plain Cloth Cape, with Sable coilar and ermine lined, price $22.00, sale price $14.67,
On Royal Blue Plain Cloth Cape with Bear collar and trimming,ermine lined,price $22.00, sale price $14.67.
One Navy Blue Plain Cloth Cape, with Astrachan collar and trimminge ermine lined, prive $23.75, sale pric, $15.84
One Fawn Plain Cloth Cape with Sable collar and trinmings, ermine lined, price $22.00, sale price $14.67.
One Black Plain Cloth Cape with Opposum collar and trimmings, squir- rel lined, price $13.50, sale price $9.00.
One Green Plain Cloth Cape with Sable collar and trimming, ermine lined, $22.00, sale price $14.67.
Fine Neck Furs
Ladies’ and Misses’ Giey Lamb Collars, pretty, effective Furs, price— sale price.
Sable Furs, Neckletts and Ruffs.
Greenland Seal Collar, price $6.50, sale price now 33.65.
1 Large Greenland Seal Collarette with Sable tails, $12.50, sale price now $8.34.
1 Large Grey Collarette with grey Lamb trimming, $9.50, sale price now $6.34,
3 Mink Ruffs with head and tails, sale price $4.75 now $3.17.
3 Large Sable Kuffs with head and tails, sale price $14.00,$12.00,310.00, now $9.34, $9.00, $6.67:
2 Fitch Ruffs with head and _ tail. sale price $3.85 now $2.57.
1 Grey Opposum Ruff with head and tails, sale price $3 25 now $2.17.
2 Grey Opposum Ruffs with head and tails, sale price 54.20 nov $2.80.
Black Coon Ruffs with tails, sale price $2.10 now $1.40.
Giey Persian Lamb collars in small, medium and large from $5.25 to $7.50, now 33 1-3 off.
Large Ripple Sable ollarette, sale price $23.00 now $15.34:
Large Black Astrachan Collarettes, sale price $9.00 now $6:00.
Large Seal Ripple Collarettes, sale price $13.50 now $9.00.
1 Black Rippk Persian Collarette, ale price $15.00 now $10.00.
Black Coney Collorette hinelli trimmings. sale price $ now $5.00.
6 pairs Black Seal Mitts, sale price $5.25 now $3.50,
JAS. PATON & (0
with 7.50
iceE-TRIAL UFFER—THE WEEKLY EXAWiN=2 wil! oe sent post pa’ to any ad- dress tor three months. for ten cents, as a trial offer for new subscribers. Ad- dress, THE EXAMINER, Char- lottetown. Everyone whe subscribes will receive a copy of * Our Contingent ”’ Calendar for 1900, which alone is sold for ten cents.
SOME SMAPS|
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Over 3 Miles of Dress g discounted—-5,100
25 and 33!
Sharp at 9 a.m. to-d sale begins. We expect the carpen the 12th. We want empty shef
fore then.
Crimson, Curdinal and Gar cashmere suitzble for >. | gowns and Blouses, Children’s arene etc. 42 in. at 22c., 38 in. 95 ana an 42 at 37c., 44 in. at 45c., 49 in. ws regular price 32 and 7icts,
All wool Cardinal Delaine 4§ 25c worth 40c.
Crimson, Cardinal and G light and heavy weight, 38 40 in. 32c., 42 im. 35 and 49¢,
Heavy. Navy Blue Storm ¢ suitable for spring suits, o etc, 38 in. 250, 40 in. 38c., 42 in. 39 and 42c., 88 This lot excellent value. : Navy Sergesin fine twills, 5 for Suits, Dresses, ey in. 25c. 40 in. 35e., 46 in. 49¢, | 50c.. 45 in 62c, 43 in. 64e.
Mixed Goods in Shots, Stripes and beautiful coasbi #lM the leading shades. Widths 38 in. to 40 in. and prices 15.5 20,22,24.28,30cts to $1.15. 5 lot of heavy wool goods, snitabl bieycle and outing suite lane at. 40ec., now 29c. |
Costume lengths of 64 and 7¥ plain ladies’ cloth, faccy mixture: cades, checks and stripes; pric 49c, 52c, 54c. 55e, 60e, 65e, 85, 89c. 95e, 98ce, $1 05, $1.1
Scotch Tartans in tev differen worth from $1.00 to $1.25, now We
German Plaids in all wool, woolil silk suitable for blouses and chil dresses 38 in. 27e, 40 in. 39e, 4 45c, 42 in. 44c, 38 in. 60c and &
Bleck and White Goods in She Plaid, Stripe and Brocaded Rep, 3848 42 in, 26e, 32c, 48c, 89c. 4
Black Cashmere and Merino alig@h 41, 50c, 55e, 61¢, 62c. 65c, 7268 reyvlar priee 52e to 1.20. a
Bl ck Serges fine twill, extra ay 42 in. 50e. 46 in. 50c, 37 in. 506m 60e, 44 in. 64e,. regular prestet 90cts. ;
Heavy Black Stcrm and Serg¢s. 38 in 25c. 40 in. 36 38 in. 43e, 42 in. 60e.
Su'ting Serges Black 52 aad § 85e, 97c, $1.04 ard 81.08 wort $1.20 to 1.45.
Extra Black Benvalines 44 47 in. 95c,regular 95¢ and $1.25 ooc, 42 in. 66c. ; Black Soudan cloth, 50 in. 828,88 1.04 and $1.05 worth from 1-35. Black Lus‘res 40 in. 26¢, 2 32c; 44 in, 38e, 38 in. 39c, 48
4 in. 57c.,regular prices 35 t0
22 in. Brilliant Silk Finisa goods only l6éca yd. ;
Blick Figured Lustres, 43 in. 42c, 42 in. 46e, 44 iv. 58c, 40 ity 42 in. 60cts, 44 in. 88c, regular 48¢e so 1.15.
JAS. PATON & u Y. M. Le
POPULAR CONCERT ON TUBSDAY EV’G, PBB.
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1. Instrumental Duett.......cces0e im The Misees Carroll. x
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2. Chorus.....,........The Sigua. Choir and others. a 3. Reading............ ...-.- sane Oy VRE ancien encase The Sip Lia | Mr. Austin Tiaicor, ee 4 . <erene ee, . nesses O ! Promit”™ Mr. W. Brown. S
. Vocal Soio.. Alice Where Atte Mrs W. J. Robertson. a Be . Reading._... ......Rev. Leo Wile . Contrelto Solo..Give Me ® Sad ing Breeze ...... . Renate
Mies Amy Ear'e.
190, Song--Sco'ch...... eS ui kt, vieum eee. ...... Miss Maisie¥ fy 12. Song...... ...... ...- Mr, Sea
13. Vocal Duett.. ..C, Wast Temes
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Yon Town—by req Mies Amy and Mr. Vecal Quintetie. .Song of thé The Misses Earle, Mesers and Stewart.
| ee ...- Mists . Vocal Solo, ...........+» Mt Hamme 17. Vocal Solo. .......Good-by Sweet ® ° Miss Florence Earle. | 7 ie
18. Solo and Chorus.. ..A Solditebanane Mr. C. Earle and Choir and O® Ee
FUR COLLAR LOST,.—Seversl a black fur collar, Finder will b@
by leaving same at this office.